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team Patent No.' 63,064, dafaMmh 19, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN HARNESS.

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Be it known that I, JACOB B. LINDEMAN, of Manor Township, in the countydof Lancaster, and State of Pennsylvania, Ahave invented a new and improvedmode of applying the .breechi'ng, usually attached to the Harness von horses, to'perform the oilice of backing or holding back, when hitched between the shafts of vehicles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and ex-act description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which i Figure 1 is a perspective view of the shafts and breeching.

Figure 2, the same, with the horse and' harness.

The nature of my invention consists in attaching the breeching permanently to the shafts of the vehicle instead of forming a part of the harness, as it is n owemployed, being in every respect fully'as efiicient, if not more so, cheaper, and more convenient for bitching and unhitching thehorse from the vehicle. I v To enable others skilled in the art to make and use mylinvention, I will proceed to describe its construc tion and application, being more'especially designed for such shafts that rise upwards from their connection to the thills, as shown by g. 1, which clearly illustrates my invention.'

A is the breeching-strap, of leather, or its equivalent, of the 4usual degree of strength and width. This is attached on each'side tothe -shaft bymeans of a loop or bolt, a a, curved in the manner shown. There/is' also a. stay-strap, or its equivalent, B, across from one shaft to the other,and affixed in like manner as the' breeching at b b, and connected centrally with one Vor more loops, C, orotherwise, to the b'reeching A. The breeching thus aiixed to the shaft S is of the proper height for ordinary horses, and may readily he made adjustable to adapt the same to horses over or under the ordinary size, either inthe shafts or bolts a 6. I am aware thatthis may be deemed a very simple invention, but it cost me some 'study and experimenting to form the combination of the stay-strap and breech-band, and having tested its utility and convenience practically to my satisfaction, inasmuch that while I have nothing to do but l to back the horse between the shafts, and alix the traces, so likewise in unhithing I do not only find Iit more convenient, but the hames and traces, with the saddle and girth, are suiiicien't the latter portion-of the harness is di-spensed with.' Besides, should even the breeching break, the stay-strap B would supply its place so as to check the vehicle in going down hill, and prevent an accident, which might occur when the ordinary breeching used'would break. I am not aware that breeching has ever been applied in the manner herein set forth.

What I claim asmy invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination and application of the breech'ing A, and stay-strap B, when aiiixed to the shafts of a vehicle in the manner and for the purpose specified.

. JACOB B. LINDEMAN.

Witnesses:

WM. B. WILEY, JACOB STAUFFER. 

